Proverbs

⁹He who has a bountiful eye shall be blessed, for he gives of his bread to the poor. [II Cor. 9:6-10.] ¹⁰Drive out the scoffer, and contention will go out; yes, strife and abuse will cease. ¹¹He who loves purity and the pure in heart and who is gracious in speech–because of the grace of his lips will he have the king for his friend. ¹²The eyes of the Lord keep guard over knowledge and him who has it, but He overthrows the words of the treacherous. ¹³The sluggard says, There is a lion outside! I shall be slain in the streets! ¹⁴The mouth of a loose woman is a deep pit [for ensnaring wild animals]; he with whom the Lord is indignant and who is abhorrent to Him will fall into it. ¹⁵Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him.